UFC middleweight Alan Belcher (18-6 MMA, 9-4 UFC) said he agreed to fight Michael Bisping (22-4 MMA, 12-4 UFC) at UFC 152 as soon as the Brit called him out on Tuesday. And yet, no fight.

“When someone says, ‘Let’s do this if you’ve got the balls to fight me,’ and I say, ‘OK,’ and call (UFC matchmaker) Joe Silva right away, let’s make the fight happen,” Belcher today told MMAjunkie.com Radio (www.mmajunkie.com/radio). “I don’t see why it’s already been two days and there’s no date.”

Belcher said he’s looking the other way while UFC matchmaker Joe Silva does the legwork. Bisping, who called out Belcher this week on FUEL TV’s “UFC Tonight,” has since hyped the fight on Twitter.

UFC 152 takes place Sept. 22 at Air Canada Centre in Toronto and is expected to air on pay-per-view and FX or FUEL TV. A potential Belcher vs. Bisping fight would be a major addition to a card expected to feature Rory MacDonald vs. B.J. Penn.

To be fair, Silva and the rest of UFC staff are probably busy with a frenzy of activity surrounding tomorrow’s UFC 148 event, and the call could come on Monday. But in the meantime, Belcher is not thrilled with Bisping’s routine.

“He kind of called me out on national TV and made some rude comments along the way,” he said. “But I think I’ll just let my actions do the talking in the ring. I think this is my opportunity to ignore the bully and walk away.”

Bisping, Belcher said, is where the real heat is. Belcher thinks the trash talk will amp him up in training camp.

“He gets interviewed if he would (fight me), and I get asked if I want to fight Bisping, and sometimes the media tries to push for that feud, I guess,” Belcher said. “So, it’s provoked a little bit.

“It’s a good match for the division. A lot people want to see that. A lot of people don’t like Bisping, believe it or not.”

Belcher’s career has been on the upswing as of late. In May at UFC on FOX 3, he scored a TKO win over submission specialist Rousimar Palhares, which built on another first-round stoppage of veteran Jason MacDonald at UFC Fight Night 25. Prior to that, he was forced to take 16 months off as a career-threatening eye injury (detached retina) healed.

Belcher said he rarely spars and focuses on grappling in training camp to minimize the chance of another severe injury. But those are never far away. He broke his hand in the Palhares fight and was unable to fill in for an injured Vitor Belfort to headline UFC 147 opposite Wanderlei Silva. He won’t be able to punch things for another month.

He’ll be ready, however, if the Bisping fight materializes for Sept. 22.

“I can definitely get in shape,” Belcher said. “Shoot, the last couple of years, I barely worked on striking or sparring as much. Ever since I had the eye injury, I rarely spar. My training is a lot different than most fighters.

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